I think I'm somebody who takes praise with a very big - probably too big - pinch of salt.
Rachel Joyce
He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
Karl Kraus
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
Walter Savage Landor
Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.
John Masefield
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
W. Somerset Maugham
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.
Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
Andre Maurois
So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts.
Nagarjuna
Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me - ever.
Nas
Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.
Friedrich Nietzsche